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"She considers herself an assistant to unburdening, trimming stems of wasted energy."

“The Ecstasy of Sam Malone” is what I wanted On the Calculation of Volume I to be

“Harolyn had been the most person with a capital P Lottie had ever known. No one made her do anything. How had death managed it? One moment you’re a person and the next you’re not.”

I have a feeling this collection is going to have me looking up interviews with the author and in-depth analyses of the stories (complimentary)

“Family can slough away from you like bones shed meat in boiling water.”

“Sometimes I feel like God’s favorite sitcom.”

Celery can go eff off

Following up the feminist bookstore chapter with the softball chapter is excellent work

“It was as if my taste never matured, and now my liking existed as part of a not liking, the repulsion part of the thrall.”

"I hated myself for wanting it, the same stupid comfort I'd already bought into, then deemed defective."

The first chapter was EXCELLENT. So excited to keep going! Now I’m definitely reading the right book at the right time.

“And I learned to not let the dirt swallow me whole.”

Not gonna lie, I will be skimming most of part 2 because it is not interesting 😂 BUT there are some good lines!

I love that June Thomas does not shy away from exposing the racism within the queer community